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because painting an entire neighborhood in flammable fluid isn't safe... if it doesn't catch fire it'll corrode everything it touches. most planes can't dump f
by iamtheworstdev 1y ago
because painting an entire neighborhood in flammable fluid isn't safe... if it doesn't catch fire it'll corrode everything it touches.
most planes can't dump fuel anymore. if it's a serious enough emergency you land overweight. If it's not then you fly long enough to burn it off and land below max landing weight.
- sofixa 1y ago> most planes can't dump fuel anymore. if it's a serious enough emergency you land overweight. When fuel is dumped, it's at high altitude where it just evaporates. Short haul jets can't do it, but their max takeoff weight is around their max landing weight, so it's fine. For long haul, it's not the same.
- dspillett 1y agoIt wouldn't have been in this case, is the point people are making.
- krisoft 1y agoThis airplane was not at high altitude. It crashed right after taking off. It only ever climbed to a few hundred feet in the air.
- sofixa 1y agoYes, I was refuting the generic "planes don't dump fuel" statement.
- Larrikin 1y agoAre both opposing replies just wild speculation from two educated software engineers that don't actually know anything on the topic?
- Symbiote 1y ago> most planes can't dump fuel anymore This is true but irrelevant to this crash. Most commercial jets are smaller (A320, 737 etc) and can't dump fuel. Long-haul jets like the 787 do have the capability. https://www.boeing.com/content/dam/boeing/boeingdotcom/commercial/airports/faqs/fueldump.pdf https://www.boeing.com/content/dam/boeing/boeingdotcom/comme...
- Mistletoe 1y agoIf it’s HN, yes always.
- speakfreely 1y agoNo one overestimates themselves in other knowledge domains quite like software engineers... with the possible exception of medical doctors.
- wkat4242 1y agoIt won't corrode I don't think. It's just oil, it's not petrol like in small airplanes.